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By Tom KingIt’s not your average school,

Ridgedale Alternative School. No offi cial PTA. No clubs. No athletic teams. One fl oor houses classes for middle school alternative school students in grades 6-8. Up-stairs are 12 classrooms of special education students in grades K-12.

Today, the school has 115 stu-dents and these are not what we think of as neighborhood kids in the Ridgedale area off of Oak Ridge Highway. The students come from all over Knox County, bused in daily by 29 buses and shuttle vans.

Diana Gossett, a former special education teacher, is the principal of this special school, a position she has held since 2011. She leads a staff of about 70, doing special work for special kids. She has 19 classroom teachers and 46 teach-ing assistants. “Our TAs are the

Rotarians set workday at Ridgedalemeat and potatoes in the school. They are very committed and very valuable. I’m fortunate to have such a dedicated staff,” she says.

Two TAs ride each of the buses and shuttle vans each morning and each afternoon.

“We are giving these students the skills they need to be success-ful in less restrictive settings and we teach them social and life skills so they can go back to their regu-lar base schools,” she said.

The alternative school works with students who have disciplin-ary issues such as continuous class disruptions, fi ghting, drugs or bringing knives or guns to school. The majority are 8th graders. The gender ratio is 3-1 boys. “We need to get these 8th graders back to their schools to get them ready for high school,” Gossett said.

By Charles DenneyPerformance includes a trip to

a sanitarium, a case of mistaken identity and visions of a 6-foot-tall white rabbit named “Harvey”

“One can’t have too many friends.” Those are the words of kind-hearted but eccentric Elwood P. Dowd. He’s talking about mankind in general, but also about his BFF “Harvey” – a 6-foot-6 tall white rabbit. Only Elwood sees Harvey. But at times, Harvey seems very real to a num-ber of people.

Just in time for Easter, audi-ences will decide for themselves if Harvey really exists in a perfor-mance coming soon from the Pow-ell Playhouse – with more than half the cast consisting of new-comers making their PPH debuts.

“Harvey” will be performed Thursday, March 10; Friday, March 11; and twice on Saturday, March 12, at the Jubilee Banquet

By Sandra ClarkConstruction is underway to

add a second linear accelerator at the Tennova Cancer Center, located at North Knoxville Medi-cal Center on Dannaher Drive off Emory at I-75.

The project should take six months and includes construction of a 1,824-square-foot addition to the radiation therapy department where the new technology will be housed.

The architect on the project is LMH Architecture and the gener-al contractor is Batten and Shaw, according to Russell Mariott, vice president of marketing and devel-opment for Tennova.

A linear accelerator is a de-vice used to deliver high energy X-rays that destroy cancer cells while sparing as much surround-ing healthy tissue as possible. It can treat all parts of the body and is sometimes used in combina-tion with other cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy or surgery.

Srinivas Boppana, MD, radia-tion oncologist at Tennova, said the new device will be the fi rst of its kind in East Tennessee. “The fi ner radiation beam and increased speed of this new tech-nology combine to minimize a pa-

This rendering shows the projection currently under construction at Tennova North at I-75.

Expansion underway at Tennova North

tient’s radiation exposure, thereby preserving the normal tissue sur-rounding a tumor and reducing the overall treatment time.”

The linear accelerator can de-liver standard and external beam radiation therapy for a wide range of cancers currently treated at the Tennova Cancer Centers. It will also enhance treatment of cancers that require exceptional targeting accuracy, such as brain lesions.

The increased speed means that individual treatments will take less time, fi ve minutes to two, for instance, and the length of the overall treatment plan might be reduced by a number of weeks.

“The goal of radiation therapy is to deliver the right dose of radiation to a precise location in the body for an exact amount of time – all with maximum accuracy,” said Nilesh Patel, MD, radiation oncologist.

During construction, the ra-diation therapy department at the Tennova Cancer Center will re-main open with no disruption for patients. Construction is expected to be completed by late summer.

Drs. Boppana and Patel were joined by Sister Marie Moore and hospital executives Andrew Muel-ler, Pam Wenger, Neil Heatherly and John Ewart for the ground-breaking.

‘Harvey’ is next up for Powell Playhouse

Mrs. Chauvenet (Carolyn Wells) chats

with Elwood during a rehearsal of

“Harvey.”

Veta Simmons (played by Katie

Smith) tries to convince Dr. Sander-

son (played by Ben Pressley) that her

brother Elwood needs psychiatric

help. Photos by Ruth White

Veta Simmons decides to have her brother Elwood committed after he ruins her social gathering by introducing Harvey to guests. However, when she describes El-wood’s behavior to psychiatrists, they mistake her as the looney one. Later, the truth comes out as to which sibling needs therapy, and the search is on for Elwood. But the giant rabbit’s infl uence carries over to others, notably the doctor deter-mined to cure Elwood. In the end, everyone starts to think maybe Harvey is harmless, but not before a lot of belly laughs and surprises.

“We invite everyone to see this classic comedy,” says Bob Long-mire, who is directing for the fi rst time at the PPH. “Our actors are putting their all into making this a hilarious performance. Some-times during rehearsals, we can’t stop laughing ourselves. This play

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Big rummage saleThe Halls Crossroads Wom-

en’s League will host its annual rummage sale 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at the Halls Senior Center.

Come to fi nd a bargain and some “new-to-you” treasures. Choose from gently used household goods, toys, linens, furniture, toys and other previ-ously loved items.

The league welcomes items donated by community mem-bers and they may be dropped off at the senior center 1-4 p.m. Friday, March 4. Clothing items are not included in the sale.

Mark your calendarsfor the annual Stuff-a-Bag event, to be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the corner of Cun-ningham Road and Maynard-ville Highway.

Oscar picksIt’s Oscar time and Betsy

Pickle is entertaining us with her speculation on winners this Sunday.

“For those who haven’t already had their fi ll of movie awards shows, the granddaddy of them all – the 88th annual Academy Awards, airing this Sunday night on ABC – provides the best offi ce-pool guessing game of the year.”

➤ Read Pickle’s Picks on page A-11

Edible landscapePeg Beute, senior naturalist

at Ijams Nature Center, talked about “edible landscaping” at last week’s Chapman High-way Garden Club meeting.

Beute, who has been at

Ijams since 1993, has become beloved for her hearty Saturday-morning breakfasts at Ijams. (Actually, she’s beloved just for being herself, but her cooking has added to her appeal.) Her recommendations for gardening with a bite seemed practical as well as picturesque.

➤ Get details on page A-3

Pushback on Magnolia upgrades

Community activists are pushing back on the city’s plan to spend $6 million to $8 million to landscape and generally enhance a 6-block portion of Magnolia Avenue.

“If you really care about people, you’ll start asking us what we want and stop telling us what we need,” said one.

➤ Read Sandra Clark on page A-5

Diana Gossett loves her job“I could talk forever about

why I love R i d g e d a l e , ” says principal Diana Gos-sett. “I love being around children and around other adults who love children. … I want to make a

difference for children.“Yes, there are lots of meet-

ings, observations, maintenance issues, b udgets and other mat-ters that seem to fi ll up a typical school day. Nothing, however, can compare to the feeling we get when a parent thanks us for teaching their child or when we

run into a former student work-ing in the community, being successful.

“We measure each student’s success on what is meaningful for that specifi c student. … Be-cause we are able to focus on individual students and their needs, sharing the joys of meet-ing their goals is very personal for each of us at Ridgedale.

“I am inspired daily by the commitment shown by all of our staff. Teaching our students can be very challenging and, yes, sometimes even defeating. However our educators go over and beyond to see that our stu-dents’ needs are met. It’s not always easy – but it is defi nitely worth it.”

Gossett

Facility on Callahan Road. The play starts at 7 p.m. for the three evening performances, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Tickets

are $10 with a $5 senior discount for the matinee and can be pur-chased online at powellplayhouse.com or at the door.

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Road BlockParkwest’s heart team works together using PCI to clear way for better lifeFaye Feezell’s huffi ng and puff-

ing was getting worse. She fi gured it was her Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) kick-ing in. The pain across Gil Wheel-er’s back and shoulders was so bad that his teeth hurt. He attributed it to the back surgery he’d had a year earlier.

Neither was right. Instead, the Harriman woman and the Lenoir City man were both suffering from the same thing – Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO), a medical term used to describe an artery or blood vessel that has been com-pletely blocked for at least three months. CTOs are found on one out of every fi ve angiograms.

“What happens is the vessels, for a variety of reasons, may de-velop a clot that gets invaded by fi brous tissue, collagen, elastic tis-sue and then becomes calcifi ed,” said Dr. Nicholaos Xenopoulos, an interventional cardiologist at Parkwest Medical Center who fre-quently teams with his colleague, Dr. Ayaz Rahman, to clear these obstructions that can cause an-gina, heart attacks or even death.

“I had been so fatigued I couldn’t get up and walk across the fl oor without pushing my-self,” said Feezell, who said she had been having angina for four or fi ve years. “I didn’t feel like do-ing anything. I thought it was just my COPD, so I went to my lung doctor for a scan and he found the blockages. I just knew that it was my lungs. It was a total shock that it was a heart problem, but it shouldn’t have been – my family is full of bad hearts.”

CTOs can be treated three ways. One is with anti-anginal medications like calcium channel blockers, beta blockers, nitrates and ranolazine. A second method is through coronary bypass sur-gery. If the medicines don’t stop the angina pain or coronary by-pass surgery is not an option due to comorbidities, the solution could require a percutaneous cor-onary intervention (PCI).

Faye Feezel (right) and Gilbert Wheel-

er (below) are feeling much better

thanks to the teamwork of Dr. Xeno-

poulos and Dr. Rahman to complete

their CTO procedures.

As with almost every surgery or intervention, percutaneous coro-nary intervention (PCI) for Chronic Total Occlusion carries both risks and benefi ts. Here, according to the American Heart Association, are some of the potential benefi ts one might expect from a CTO-PCI:

■ Improve symptoms of angina and labored breathing

■ Bolsters left ventricle function ■ Can reduce the possibility of

having to undergo an open-heart coronary artery bypass.

■ May help decrease the need for medications to control angina ■ Decrease the number of arrhythmias ■ Increase your chance of survival compared to those patients

with an incomplete revascularizations ■ Gives you a better chance of survival in the event of a future

acute coronary eventConsult with your physician regarding any questions or con-

cerns you might have.

“Percutaneous coronary in-tervention is a broad term that encompasses a lot of potential techniques,” explained Dr. Xeno-poulos. “It can be rotational ath-eroectomy, it can be balloon an-gioplasty, it can be stenting, it can be a combination of all this.”

In PCI, a catheter (a long, thin, hollow tube or “wire”) is inserted through the femoral artery (groin) or the wrist while the patient is mildly sedated. Using fl uorosco-py and contrast dye, the surgeon guides the catheter to the blocked coronary artery where he/she re-stores blood fl ow either by infl at-ing balloons and placing metallic mesh stents that open up the ar-tery or by using a device with ro-tating blades that cut away hard, diffi cult blockages.

PCI made its U.S. debut in 1978 when the fi rst balloon angioplasty

was done. “When I was younger, I once wrote a paper about it and used the term ‘PCI’– and was told that was not a valid term,” Dr. Xenopoulos said with a laugh. “But over the years, it has become a valid term.”

Today, PCI is so commonplace that an estimated 1 million PCI procedures are performed annu-ally in the United States.

“In the old times, patients with Chronic Total Occlusions used to be very challenging because the wires were not very good, the sup-port catheters were not very sleek, and only 50 to 60 percent of them were fi nally successful,” said Dr. Xenopoulos. “But now, with the new technology, they have become more amenable to treatment be-cause we have a combination of factors: technology and the expe-rience of the operators.”

Unlike many cardiac centers, Parkwest Medical Center employs a team approach to CTO-PCI pro-cedures.

“A team approach is important because we can bounce ideas off each other like a ping pong ball, and discuss a strategy,” said Dr. Xenopoulos who has teamed with Dr. Rahman on countless CTO-PCI procedures, including those of Feezell and Wheeler. “You know the road to success is not a road that is traveled by one man; you have to have companions. The chance that you are going to make it to the end is much greater when you have a team. And you need colleagues who are well trained and thoughtful, and Dr. Rahman is a very good partner for me. I think he’s a good guy and we can bounce ideas, both for structural heart as well as the coronary total occlusions.”

Which doctor takes the role of primary operator and which serves as the mentor varies on a case by case basis.

“We try to change positions based on how the case goes, hav-ing a second set of eyes is always helpful because, believe it or not, these procedures last a long time (one to two hours) so you have to have the ability to focus as the cases get longer. Having another person next to you in one way or

another helps in changing cath-eters or in case of emergency youhave someone with the ability tomove fast,” said Dr. Xenopoulos.

“These are things which areinvaluable, and we have been ex-tremely successful. Another thingis the approach is algorithmic. Youjust use an algorithm based on yourmove and if one strategy is unsuc-cessful, then you move to the nextstrategy. And if you have a team ap-proach, you have already discussedthe strategy ahead of time aboutwhat you are going to do.”

Such was the case with Wheel-er, who attributed his pain to backsurgery he had a year earlier andrefused to go to the doctor. Butwhen his wife passed a note inchurch about his pain to a friendwho was a physician’s assistant,the reply she received was “Gethim to the ER now.”

At Parkwest, he was found tobe having a heart attack. “I hadno idea it was something that seri-ous,” he said.

It was. Not only was his left ca-rotid artery completely blocked,he was wheezing, battling pneu-monia, a build-up of fl uid andconfusion. Wheeler was in needof open-heart surgery with a triplebypass, but his other health issuesmade it too risky.

“Dr. Xenopoulos told me, ‘Openheart surgery is like building anew road, but a stent is like repair-ing it,’” said Wheeler. “He explainseverything he’s going to do, every-thing they may encounter. He’s agood communicator.”

Nine days after receiving acardiac stent, Wheeler was senthome. Once suffi ciently recov-ered, he returned to Parkwestfor two more stents and was dis-charged the next day.

“Dr. Xenopoulos was happyafter that second round,” saidWheeler. “He said it was tricky togo in behind the back side of theheart there, but he said it was verysuccessful. He’s just a super doc-tor, and I would recommend himto anyone.”

Benefi ts of PCI for CTOs

Members of Parkwest’s High

Performance Heart Team, Dr.

Ayaz Rahman and Dr. Nicho-

las Xenopoulos, who perform

PCI-CTO procedures.

Heart Attack 101Q: How would I know if I were having a heart at-

tack?

A: Often, it is not easy to tell. But there are some common symptoms people may have including chest discomfort, shortness of breath and nausea or dizzi-ness. When in doubt, call 9-1-1 immediately. Do not wait more than fi ve minutes to call.

Q: I’d rather wait until something is really wrong.What’s the rush?

A: Clot-busting drugs and other artery-openingtreatments work best when given within the fi rsthour after a heart attack starts. The fi rst hour also isthe most risky time – it’s when your heart might stopsuddenly. Responding quickly to your symptoms in-creases your chance of survival.

Q: Emergency medical personnel cause such acommotion. Can I just have my spouse or friend takeme to the hospital?

A: Emergency medical personnel bring medi-cal care to you, and in some cases they can actuallyrestart someone’s heart if it stops after they arrive.In addition, emergency personnel can communicatewith the hospital while in route so the hospital is astep ahead when you arrive.

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Some are surprised to learn of the special edu-cation component of the school. The two groups of students do not interact at school but do ride the same buses and vans. The spe-cial ed classroom student-teacher ratio depends on the students’ needs and individual program. The ratios in alternative class-rooms is one teacher and one assistant in each room of up to 15 students.

“Our special ed students are those who need help with specifi c tasks and need more attention and work outside of a normal classroom setting,” Gossett explained. “The kids in the alternative school have just made some bad decisions and we’re a second chance for them. We see very few repeat offenders.”

Gossett considers Ridge-dale Baptist Church, the school’s next-door neighbor, to be its PTA. “They reached out to us and have adopted us. They bought and installed a new playground for the school – a $40,000 expense,” she said. “And on Wednes-day nights their youth group

Workday at

Ridgedale

By Cindy TaylorNo one was m ore sur-

prised than North Knox-ville resident Dorothy “Dot” Kelly when her name was called. Her mouth fi lled with chocolate cake at the time and in a state of shock, Kelly says she wasn’t sure she could choke down the bite of food. As a true South-ern woman of grace she swallowed, of course.

Kelly is a founding board member and served as president of the Tennessee Civil War Preservation As-sociation. It was at the 2015 Tennessee State Sesquicen-tennial meeting dinner that she was called to the stage to receive the fi rst ever Fred Prouty Award. Prouty is highly respected in the fi eld of war history and is a long-time program director of the Tennessee Wars Com-mission.

The award recognized Kelly for her efforts in working to preserve and in-terpret battlefi elds on a re-gional and statewide basis. It came with a grant which Kelly designated to the Knoxville Civil War Round-table Preservation Fund.

A love of Civil War history predates Kelly’s middle school years. She recalls hearing her grandmother speak to her parents about the war in ca-sual conversation.

A Confederate Yankeeat Knoxville’s Roundtable

Dorothy Kelly at a historical marker in the area of Fort Dickerson overlooking Knoxville. Photo by Cindy Taylor

“When I was about 10 years old I would listen to my grandmother’s stories about her grandfather, Benjamin Donehue, who was a Con-federate soldier,” says Kelly. “I urged her to tell me more and my interest grew from there. Years later I found out I have a Yankee ancestor on the other side of the family.”

Although the Civil War has been an obsession with Kelly since she was a pre-teen, she says these days you need some kind of a hook to get young people interested in history.

Most of Kelly’s Civil War knowledge resides in her head though she has pub-lished several articles. She

says she may one day put a small book together on a specifi c area of Civil War history.

Kelly continues to serve with the preservation as-sociation. Its work in South Knoxville at Fort Dickerson has brought a previously little-used area to life.

The group has been in-strumental, along with Knoxville Parks and Recre-ation, in purchasing cannon replicates, installing bench-es, picnic tables and inter-pretive markers and replac-ing a crumbling stone wall.

Due to her extensive ser-vice and commitment to preservation in the Knoxville area, Kelly now has her own

namesake award.The Dot Kelly Civil War

Preservation Grant was es-tablished in December by the board of directors for KC-WRT in coordination with the East Tennessee Histori-cal Society.

Kelly says many of the Civil War sites in the South disappeared long ago. She would like to see more peo-ple in Knoxville recognize the value of their Civil War heritage.

“Our Civil War history and sites need protecting,” says Kelly. “We have a great op-portunity to preserve, under-stand and appreciate the cru-cial Civil War years and the sacrifi ces of our ancestors.”

‘Harvey’ From page A-1

is guaranteed not to have a dull moment.”

Bob is an artist, graphic designer, video producer and former art director at WBIR-TV. He has acted at the PPH in “Crimes of the Heart,” and written a Christmas play.

Karl Hess makes his de-but with the PPH as Elwood. Karl has done improv work in acting and teaches a chil-dren’s improv class. “He’s a remarkable fellow, Elwood,” Karl says. “He knows ev-eryone in town and has a genuine concern for peo-ple’s well-being. He wants to bring people together. ‘Har-vey’ is a well-written play with many thoughtful and funny moments.”

Katie Smith is also a new-comer to the Powell stage, playing the exasperated Veta. Katie has also performed with The WordPlayers, a Knoxville theatrical group. Favorite roles there include Truvy in “Steel Magnolias.”

Janna Axmacher plays Veta’s daughter Myrtle Mae. She’s been active in the-atre at Karns High School, and favorite shows include “White Christmas.” Janna will attend UT-Chattanooga next fall and major in cre-ative writing with a minor in theatre.

Real-life spouses Charles and Renee Denney are Dr. and Mrs. Chumley. Both have been in numerous PPH productions, and Charles is playing a doctor for the third time.

Dr. Chumley’s protégé’ is Dr. Sanderson, played by newcomer Ben Press-ley. He’s making his acting debut and is a graduate of West High School and Lee University.

He has his eye on Nurse Kelly, played by Melisa Antri-can. She was active in theatre previously in Florida, once playing the lead role as Hecu-ba for “The Women of Troy.”

Eli Manning (not the QB) plays Wilson, the orderly who maintains the order

at Chumley Manor. Eli is a teacher and coach, and re-turns to the stage for the fi rst time since his acting days at Oak Ridge High School.

Scott Rutherford re-turns to the PPH stage to play Judge Gaffney. He was the hilarious “Guts Regan” in “The Night of January 16th.” Other cast members include Carolyn Wells as Mrs. Chauvenet. Carolyn is famous for “Mrs. Paddy” in the “Savage” plays. We also have Steven Miller as the cab driver, making his sixth PPH appearance.

“Harvey” includes a skilled behind-the-scenes crew. Scarlet Bell Silva is co-director, Katie Dake is stage manager, and Christy Rutherford is head makeup artist. All three have also acted with the Playhouse.

Mona Napier serves as Mom to the entire PPH, heading ad and ticket sales, and oversees the ushers. Sheila McMahan is in charge of a multitude of props. Kelli Tidmore is also a makeup artist for this show, and Dan Sparks is lighting director. We are also joined by Sarah Wilbanks, a senior at Pow-ell High School who is our marketing intern.

We are all under the guid-ance of Gina Jones, who is the president of the PPH.

Dinner will be offered at each performance with a lunch before the Saturday matinee. Dinners prior to evening performances are $15, and the lunch is $10. For meal reservations, call the Jubilee Center at 865-938-2112.

This is the 14th play pre-sented by the Powell Play-house since it was estab-lished by the late Nita Buell Black in 2010. This play is dedicated to longtime vol-unteer Helen Seymour, who passed away recently. We are also dedicating this to our friend and fellow volun-teer Hoyt Lansdell who has been ill lately.

Plants can dress up yards and plates By Betsy Pickle

The “slow-food” move-ment has gained a lot of ground in recent years, with p h r a s e s such as “farm to ta-ble,” “com-m u n i t y g a r d e n s ”

and “raised-bed gardens” peppering the vocabulary of people interested in trying to get away from a reliance on processed foods.

But “edible landscaping” was a new one for me. Peg Beute, a senior naturalist at Ijams Nature Center, dis-cussed the topic in depth at a meeting at Woodlawn Christian Church.

Beute, who has been at Ijams since 1993, has be-come beloved for her hearty Saturday-morning break-fasts at Ijams. (Actually, she’s beloved just for being herself, but her cooking has added to her appeal.) Her recommendations for gar-dening with a bite seemed practical as well as pictur-esque.

Her fi rst suggestion was to make a sketch of your

property to indicate what’s there already and to show what kind of light and mois-ture each area has. “It’s im-portant to have a plan,” she said.

She also noted that it’s best to “start small and build on your success.” Not that every endeavor suc-ceeds, she said. There will be failures, but you learn from them.

Some of the items on her planting list were no-brain-ers because, well, they’re food. “I always work in blue-berries – one bush for each person, and one for the ani-mals,” she said.

Beute plants blueberries, raspberries and strawber-ries. She also does kale, herbs and tomatoes, all of which do well in containers, though she pointed out that tomatoes like the clay soil in East Tennessee.

Beute said we may al-ready have edible landscap-ing in our yards, things like prickly pears, daylilies and pansies. The greens and roots of daylilies are poison-ous, she said, but the petals “have a delicate taste.”

Almost anything that blooms is edible, she said.

The “best-eating” fl owers

are nasturtiums, she said, and “they grow all season.”

A variety of native plants are great to add to the menu: American plum, passion-fl ower, serviceberry, elder-berry (“makes great wine – a secondary benefi t”), pawpaw, persimmon.

Trellis-suitable plants are good for those with lim-ited yard space.

Things like pole beans, peas, gourds, squash, cu-cumbers, Asian cucumbers, hyacinth beans and mini pumpkins are climbers that will do well in a vertical gar-den.

Beute said you can even fi nd edible plants in your ditch. “You can eat every part of a cattail,” she said. There’s also something called a swamp mallow, but it doesn’t sound as good as a marshmallow. Jewelweed is the fi rst ingredient in poi-son-ivy soap, and all parts are edible. Buttonbush is “edible but not tasty,” but it’s good for attracting but-terfl ies and honeybees.

Beware of watercress, however. You may fi nd it growing wild, but it’s better to grow your own so you can be sure the water it absorbs is not polluted.

Peg Beute

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comes over and does some extra cleaning for us and leaves wonderful notes of appreciation for our teach-ers. They also help us with Christmas baskets.”

Ridgedale will get more help this Saturday, Feb. 27, when seven local clubs come together for a World Ro-

tary Day workday to spruce things up. Their work will begin at 9 a.m..

Gossett and her staff take very seriously the school’s Mission Statement: “To provide a safe, consis-tent environment with a structured plan for each student’s personal success.”

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Marvin West

Hank Snow long ago sang a traveling song, “I’ve been everywhere.”

I’ve been everywhere, man

I’ve crossed the deserts bare, man

I’ve breathed the moun-tain air, man

Of travel I’ve had my share, man

I’ve been everywhere Hank rattled off a bunch

of places, some of which rhymed: Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Saraso-ta, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Pana-ma, Mattawa …

Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Shefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville … I’ve been everywhere.

Snow never mentioned Maynardville or Powell but I could relate. I thought I had traveled widely. Seven Olym-pic Games and several side trips created that illusion.

Parrington has been everywhere

Then I met Dave Par-rington, big man in town, 6-2½ and 280. He really has been everywhere.

Born in England, raised in South Africa, college in Houston on a diving schol-arship, competitor in the Moscow Olympics and coach in the Atlanta and Sydney Games.

In 25 years as Tennessee diving coach, he has led Vol-unteers to other Olympics, World University Games, World Championships, World Diving Cup, Pan American Games, Com-monwealth Games and Af-rican Games – a combined 25 times.

He has been other inter-

esting places as a recruiter.Among his favorite holi-

day outings have been soc-cer games in Liverpool and a canoe trip down the Zam-bezi River, home to the hip-popotamus, crocodile, bull shark and Victoria Falls, the world’s largest.

Adventures? He’s had a few others.

Dave was born in Wal-lasey (so was Malcolm L owry, author of “Under the Volcano”).

Francis Winder Par-rington, his grandfather, still holds the world record for distance diving.

Dave’s parents were prominent swim coaches. His mother had been a two-time Olympic swimmer.

The British were encour-aging young professionals to join the English colony of Southern Rhodesia. Dave says his folks were adven-turous and moved to Salis-bury. He was 3.

“I grew up in the water,”

he said. “The pool my par-ents managed was across the street from our home, 30 seconds away.”

It was a middle-class life-style, three servants, excel-lent education.

English roots, allegiance to the crown, one year of mandatory national service – at 19, Dave signed up for the British South Africa Po-lice. He stayed three years. It became a life-and-death job.

Rhodesia was locked in guerilla warfare.

Black opposition to white rule seethed. Violence ar-rived as terrorism. Ears were severed. Limbs were lopped off. Villagers were killed.

Parrington drove a patrol car. He went to investigate crime reports, sometimes into the bush. Some experi-ences he described as sick-ening. He said the necessary discipline shaped his life.

The University of Hous-ton discovered Parrington’s

potential as a diver. Rhode-sia became Zimbabwe and he represented it in interna-tional competition. Houston kept him as a coach until Tennessee called in 1990.

Parrington has been least publicized among UT winners. He has coached

several great Volunteers, six NCAA and 39 SEC cham-pions. Twelve times he has been honored as coach of the year but it has mostly been a secret.

Now you know.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

Fulmers fund Parrington scholarshipPhillip and Vicky Fulmer funded a $250,000 schol-

arship endowment in 2008 in honor of UT diving coach Dave Parrington.

Daughter Brittany Fulmer was a diving competitor and had been coached by Parrington since age 8.

Vicky Fulmer said: “Our goal was to honor Dave Parrington and recognize all he has accomplished in the swimming/diving world … He is an incredible man who has made a tremendous impact on Brittany’s life, as well as the lives of many young divers and student athletes.”

Phillip Fulmer said: “Creating this scholarship was our family’s way of showing our appreciation for Dave and the role he has played in our family … This endow-ment will ensure a scholarship for a Tennessee diver for years to come.”

Donald Trump won the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary on Saturday. It was a dominat-ing win. Most pundits agree that Marco Rubio has the best shot to defeat Trump if he consolidates so-called establishment support. My guess is that Trump’s big-gest opponent isn’t Marco Rubio or Hillary Clinton.

It’s himself.In the past, presidential

primaries have been a great way for the ideological base of each party to let off a lit-tle steam. Presidential pri-maries are often like a tea kettle. The rhetoric heats up, there’s lots of noise, and then both parties settle

Trump takes South Carolina, TN votes March 1

down (enjoy their tea) and accept an establishment candidate.

For Republicans, that may not happen this year.

Trump’s supporters believe America may fi -nally get a straight-talking strong-man who will stand up against the injustice of the hour.

Ted Cruz’s supporters be-lieve they could elect the fi rst

genuinely conservative pres-ident since Ronald Reagan.

Marco Rubio’s support-ers believe he’s handsome, charismatic and isn’t named Jeb Bush.

By the way, Hillary Clin-ton prevailed in the Nevada caucus on Saturday. Clinton is also expected to win the South Carolina primary this weekend.

When was the last time a major party presidential candidate was being in-vestigated by the FBI? Re-gardless of how you view the controversy surround-ing Clinton’s private email server, this isn’t some vast, right-wing conspiracy from the 1990s. It’s the Federal

Bureau of Investigation.Democrats should be

nervous. ■ Too many delegates?

It’s long past time to reform the way the Tennessee Re-publican Party chooses del-egates to the convention. If you voted early in the Repub-lican Primary, you couldn’t have missed the long list of delegates on the ballot. It’s confusing and unnecessary. Local candidates further down the ballot can be eas-ily lost by voters less familiar with the voting machines.

The state Republican Party should simplify the process and remove the del-egates from the ballot. Make it simple like the Demo-

cratic Primary ballot which does not list delegates.

Here’s hoping state Re-publicans fi x the mess for the next election cycle. It’s a problem that has gone on for too long.

■ County law direc-tor. The county law direc-tor’s race is also on the Re-publican Primary ballot. Incumbent Richard “Bud” Armstrong faces local attor-ney Nathan Rowell. Since no Democrat is running, the Republican Primary winner is all but assured victory.

If Armstrong prevails, some expect him to run for county mayor in 2018. (Tim Burchett is term limited.) Also, the next round of ju-

dicial elections is in 2022. Armstrong has been men-tioned as a possible candi-date for general sessions judge or chancellor (Clar-ence E. “Eddie” Pridemore will be on the ballot in 2022 if he seek s re-election.)

Of course, if Nathan Rowell defeats Armstrong next week, Rowell would be an unlikely candidate for mayor but would be an obvious candidate for judi-cial offi ce. In 2022, Rowell would be half-way through a possible second term as law director.

For politicians, it’s never too early to look ahead.Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can vis-

it his website at www.pleadthefrith.com

POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • FEBRUARY 24, 2016 • A-5 governmentThe Tennessee Clean Wa-

ter Network’s recent report that the Tennessee Depart-ment of Environment and Conservation’s enforcement actions have dropped 75 percent during the fi rst fi ve years of Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration shocked the public at large, but came as no surprise to those who deal with the agency regu-larly.

Former state Rep. Gloria Johnson is seeking her seat back from Eddie Smith, chair of the Knox legislative delegation who defeated her in 2014.

Johnson will need to run a much more focused and aggressive campaign this year to defeat Smith than she did last time around when she openly toyed with chairing the Democratic State Committee while serving in the Legislature as she sought a second term. She seemed more in-terested in being chair than being state representative.

Johnson did not cam-paign as actively in 2014 as she did in 2012. She even traveled to Baton Rouge prior to the election she lost to Smith for a Democratic women’s meeting when she should have been here in Knoxville going door to door. Not many votes in Louisiana.

Mayor Rogero was no-where nearly as involved in the Johnson re-election cam-paign in 2014 as she was in 2012 when she even worked a phone bank for Johnson. Rogero will endorse Johnson as a loyal Democrat but will be missing in action during the campaign.

Smith has had a moder-ate voting record in line with the district. His chair-manship of the delegation in his freshman term gives validity to the respect he has. District 13 is a toss-up district and the identity of the major party presi-dential candidates could impact the result. Smith is a delegate candidate for Marco Rubio.

He works well with Gov. Haslam while Johnson strongly opposed most of Haslam’s programs. Smith was instrumental in mak-ing the annual legislative meeting with Rogero be open to the public.

■ Rogero has recently been going to Washington a lot and missed a council meeting on Feb. 2 due to a speaking engagement. Some feel she is auditioning with the Clinton folks and key Democrats in Washington to nail down a position in a Clinton or Sanders Adminis-tration while on these trips.

She was an Obama delegate to the last national Democratic convention but has not offi cially endorsed Clinton or Sanders at this time. She continues to adopt policies on social

VictorAshe

Betty Bean

Sandra Clark

Steve Scarborough stands

proudly at White’s Creek.

The view from White’s Creek

Steve Scarborough isn’t shocked. A founder of the Dagger Kayak Company, he used his retirement funds to buy a scenic, 1,500-acre swath of woodlands along the old Gordon’s Turnpike in the White’s Creek gorge. He and his wife, Annie, live on the property, which stretch-es into Cumberland, Roane and Rhea counties. His long-range plan includes securing conservation ease-ments and selling large lots to like-minded buyers (on a portion of the property) and getting the creek declared a scenic river, which would require discharge permit holders to release effl uent as clean as the water in the creek.

And how clean is White’s Creek?

“Perfect,” Scarborough said.

He is a former member and chair of the Tennes-see Conservation Commis-sion, which serves TDEC in an advisory capacity. He is complimentary of TDEC’s professional staff, but high-ly critical of Haslam and his political appointees.

“Haslam is absolutely no friend of environmental efforts,” he said. “We (the

The battle for District 13

SmithJohnson

issues which are contrary to most elected offi cials in East Tennessee but consistent with the national Democratic Party.

■ UT continues to have issues in Nashville with its burial of the Lady Vols name change legisla-tion by state Rep. Roger Kane and state Sen. Becky Massey. There are hard feelings in Nashville.

There is legislation now to guarantee First Amendment rights to students, to freeze tuition, to require public forum at UT Board meetings and to reduce funding for the UT Offi ce of Diversity, which triggered outrage over gender-neutral pronouns and taking Christmas out of Christmas.

Each of these issues could go against UT if they come to a vote. The easiest one for the Board to resolve is to start a public forum at all Board meetings just as TVA does and every council and commission across the state does. The 43 legislators who wrote about the Lady Vols name change and who were denied an opportunity to present it at a public Board meeting are most unhappy.

Gov. Haslam chairs the UT Board just as he chaired city council as mayor. He is famil-iar with public forums and their value. Sharon Pryse, a board member, served on KUB’s board, which has a public comment period at its monthly meetings.

Haslam and the Board could adopt a new pro-cedure allowing public participation without being directed by the Legislature. That would be a posi-tive step toward calming troubled waters. Hard to understand why the Board has not done this.

TCC) did some good stuff, but the Haslam adminis-tration seemed to resent the very idea of us making suggestions about things like best management prac-tices for coal mines and timberlands. Tennessee is the only state that doesn’t have a strong best manage-ment practices policy for timber companies, who had asked us to study the log-ging industry. The timber companies wanted the state to adopt best management practices, but if you’d seen the reaction of the Legis-lature, you’d have thought we were asking to sell their fi rst-born daughters into slavery. We’d write white pa-pers, they’d go into a black hole.”

Scarborough said things got worse when Haslam took the recommendation of the chamber of com-merce lobbyists and folded the TCC into the Tennes-see Heritage Commission, which met infrequently.

But he doesn’t blame it all on Haslam, who took

offi ce in 2010. He is deeply critical of TDEC’s lack of oversight at TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant’s ash storage fa-cilities prior to the massive coal ash spill in 2008. The state agency failed in its re-sponsibility to inspect and sign off on TVA ash storage facilities, Scarborough said.

“TDEC was rubberstamp-ing anything TVA wanted to do while they were having blowouts and leakages from the big ash pile”

Scarborough said TVA spurned a consultant-rec-ommended $23 million solution and opted for a $4 million stopgap measure.

“They saved $19 million on the fi x and spent $1.4 bil-lion to clean it up. If TDEC had been doing its job, the TVA ash disaster would have never happened.”

He has kind words for the professional staff in the fi eld, however.

“The guys on the ground do a good job,” he said. “We’ve had sediment prob-lems where the crystal clear water of the creek turns or-

ange, and those guys will go hunting (for the cause of the sediment). They’re the best. But what TDEC doesn’t do is enforcement.”

James McMillan, the Shannondale-area farmer who is Knox County’s most aggressive stormwater run-off watchdog, echoed Scar-borough’s sentiments.

“The professional staff knew what was going to happen when Haslam came in,” McMillan said. “They were used to taking one step forward and 10 steps back-ward, depending on the election, but it’s gotten real bad in this administration. I’ve been on the phone with TDEC this past week, and they were laughing about the commissioner (Bob Martineau).

“They said, ‘James, you thought it was bad 12 years ago? Now we can’t even pick up the phone for fear of get-ting in trouble.’ I asked if they were really scared of that little short fat (guy) in Nashville, and they said no, but he can fi re us.”

Wow. Sometimes the city just can’t give away money.

A small but noisy con-tingent of East Knoxville residents is protesting the city’s plan to spend between $6 million and $8 million to upgrade a 6-block section of Magnolia Avenue.

Dissent broke out at a Jan. 21 public forum at the O’Connor Center when the Magnolia Avenue Streetscapes project was unveiled.

Even though it’s been on the drawing board since 2009, some residents said they had no chance to give suggestions.

The protestors came to the City Council meeting on Feb. 2 and returned on Feb. 16. Mayor Madeline Rogero missed the Feb. 2 meeting, but secured the council’s consent to suspend the rules to allow everyone at the Feb.

16 meeting to speak. She said afterwards she would meet with them in her offi ce or on their turf.

The project parallels cor-ridor upgrades underway or planned for Cumber-land Avenue, Broadway and Chapman Highway.

The East Side project deals with Magnolia Avenue between Jessamine and N. Bertrand streets in the area of Pellissippi State’s Magno-lia campus.

It provides for raised me-dians to replace the contin-uous center left-turn lane, bike lanes, bus pull-offs,

improved sidewalks, street lighting, benches, bike racks, landscaping and even trash cans.

But protestors called it “gentrifi cation” that could lead to higher property val-ues, driving out marginal business and residential tenants.

On Feb. 16, tempers fl ared and language not usually heard at public meetings was hurled at the council.

The trigger was a generic rendering that showed pre-dominantly white people walking and riding bikes on a suburban-looking street.

Accusing the city of car-ing more about “hotels and condos and restaurants” than about people, a young woman said the city should support existing businesses and programs like the shut-tered Tribe One that offered jobs to neighborhood youth.

‘Start asking us what we want and Stop telling us what we need’

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Andrew Graybeal will not

fi nd his diploma and our next

property assessor will be Jim

Weaver or John Whitehead.

■ Nathan Rowell can’t fault

Bud Armstrong for increasing

the budget of the law direc-

tor’s offi ce when the increase

was due to bringing work

inhouse to avoid outsourc-

ing to fi rms like Rowell’s. Net

savings - millions. Winner on

March 1 - Armstrong.

– S. Clark

“You shut down Tribe One. Where were you all when the doors closed?

“What about the freedom schools in the summer? I’m just really tired of this same narrative. ...

“Tennessee is for sale to the highest bidder. The Gibbs deal should show us that,” she said.

“If you really care about people, you’ll start asking us what we want and stop tell-ing us what we need.”

Apologies for not getting the name of this passionate, articulate community activ-ist.

She reminded me of another young mom who challenged the status quo in support of her inner-city neighborhood as a member of Knox County Commis-sion some 30 years ago.

Her name? Madeline Rogero.

A-6 • FEBRUARY 24, 2016 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news

SENIOR NOTES ■ Karns Senior Center

8042 Oak Ridge Highway951-2653knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-Friday7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Off erings include: card

games; dance classes; exer-

cise programs; mahjong; art

classes; farkle dice games;

dominoes; a computer lab;

billiards room; outdoor grill

and kitchen area.

Register for: Retired

Senior Volunteer Program

(RSVP) info, 1 p.m. Wednes-

day, Feb. 24. Covenant

Wellness Lunch and Learn:

“Understanding Hyper-

tension,” noon Thursday,

Feb. 25; RSVP to 541-4500.

Senior driver presentation

by Don Lindsey of AAA, 1

p.m. Friday, Feb. 26.

■ Halls Senior Center

4405 Crippen Road922-0416knoxcounty.org/seniorsMonday-FridayHours vary

Off erings include: card

games; exercise classes;

dance classes; craft classes;

Tai Chi; movie matinee each

Tuesday; Senior Meals pro-

gram, noon each Wednes-

day. Veterans Services, 9

a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17.

Ballroom dance, 7-9 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 27; live music

provided by the David Cor-

rell Band; admission $5 per

person.

■ CAC Offi ce on Aging

2247 Western Ave.524-2786knoxooa@knoxseniors.org

■ Knox County Senior Services

City County Building400 Main St., Suite 615215-4044 Monday-Friday8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

■ Senior Citizens Infor-mation and Referral Service

2247 Western Ave.524-2786knoxseniors.org

Women’s Pay Equity

Forum 6:30 to 8 p.m.Tuesday, March 15, at the

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville

Panelists: Patricia “Pat” Pierce, retired senior director of

Vanderbilt University’s Opportunity Development Center

Dena Wise, professor and chair, Family and Consumer Science,

UT Institute of Agriculture and immediate past-chair of the

Tennessee Economic Council on Women

Christina H. Blanton, regional director of human resources for

Select Medical Corporation

Moderator: Wanda Sobieski, attorney-at-law

In 67% of Tennessee homes with children under

18, women are providers. And in one in four of these

homes, women are the sole providers. This free and

open forum will explore the problem and solution of

unequal pay.

Info: Anne Loy, anneloy@comcast.net 865-281-9689 or Linda

Murawski, murawskil@aol.com 865-607-8032; or

Knoxville-tn.aauw.net

Sponsored by the AAUW branches of Knoxville, Maryville

and Oak Ridge; the League of Women Voters of Knoxville and Oak

Ridge; the YWCA of Knoxville; and the East Tennessee Women’s

Leadership Council.

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Little black and tan dogs need love too!

Frances Healey

prepares for

her close up as

Elmcroft mar-

keting coordina-

tor Lisa Ellis ties

the ribbon of a

hat around Healey’s

chin. Photos by S. Barrett

ing” with coat hanger wire. Sure enough, the wire bent at three sites near the house.

When the well driller came, they checked the sites again, and at one particular site the wire bent down-

Shirley McMurtrie told me a new one: If you fi nd a fi ve-leaf clover, it surely means bad luck; however, if you keep hunting until you fi nd a four-leaf clover that will redeem you and then you will have good luck.

Carson “Eddie” Thompson shared his experience with “witching” for water. Some years ago when the Thomp-sons built their home on Bull Run Road, they needed a well. Carson tried “witch-

Bonnie Peters

How’s your chicken luck?ward more forcefully. The driller agreed that this spot is where the drill should begin. He told Carson that he would need to drill 145 feet down for a good supply. Guess what! When the drill got to 145 feet, water was fl owing at 15 gallons p er minute, and the man told Carson that was suffi cient water so that they should never run out.

To this day, they have not run out of water.

Pauline Smith also called to tell me one I hadn’t heard before about “chicken luck.” If you raise chickens, the

fi rst person who comes to your door on New Year’s Day brings your chicken luck and determines the sex of your chickens!

If a girl or woman comes to the door, all the chickens will be hens – a good thing. If a boy or man comes to your door, all the chickens will be roosters.

Additionally, Pauline told me when she was in high school New Year’s Day was not a holiday, and children had to attend school. Pau-line had to walk a little ways to catch the bus. A neigh-bor, Gladys Welch, saw her

and asked her to come in to bring her chicken luck.

Pauline went in, and Gladys asked her to sit down. Gladys told her that if she would sit down that meant the setting hen would do a good job of setting on her nest and all the eggs would hatch and bring her a big fl ock of pullets.

Obviously, it is too late to determine your chicken luck for 2016; but be sure to mark your calendar for 2017 and see if chicken luck works for you. Contact Bonnie Peters at bhpeters@att.

net or 687-3842

By Sara BarrettFrances Healey is the

defi nition of living indepen-dently.

“She still does her own taxes,” says Healey’s daugh-ter, Clare Crawford.

Many of Healey’s friends and family members dropped by Elmcroft West on Feb. 16 to celebrate Healey’s 100th birthday. She is 100, but she doesn’t act her age.

“I don’t use the assisted living services here,” says Healey. “Most people have their medicine given to them, but I keep my own. It’s nice to know I have as-

sistance if I need it, though.”Healey is still making her

own living arrangements and says she moved to El-mcroft partly to give Craw-ford piece of mind.

She’s hit it off so well with staff of former facili-ties where she’s lived that several attended her party.

“I majored in chemistry at William and Mary, but no one would take a job appli-cation from a woman in that fi eld back then,” says the centenarian.

Healey lived in South Af-rica for about 15 years before her husband passed away, and

then she moved back to the states with her daughter. She enjoys staying busy so much, she’s retired twice. The sec-ond time was at age 81.

The staff at Elmcroft say Healey does just about every activity they offer, including bridge, “name that tune,” trivia and aero-bics. They credit her posi-tive attitude for her longev-ity, but Healey gives credit to something else.

“Stay away from doctors and medicine,” she says with a laugh. “I have a feel-ing I said that to a doctor the other day, too.”

Frances Healey

Elmcroft employees dress up in period attire from Big Don’s to

celebrate with the birthday girl. Pictured are dining services

director Judy Harper, 100-year-old Frances Healey; (back) com-

munity relations director Rebecca Swingle, business offi ce

manager Jenna Conforti, marketing coordinator Lisa Ellis and

health and lifestyles director Pat Anderson.

Best friends Donna Legg

and Frances Healey cele-

brate with their daugh-

ters (back) Paula

Connatser and Clare

Crawford.

turns 100

POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news • FEBRUARY 24, 2016 • A-7 faith

CrossCurrents

LynnPitts

My mother read to me before I can remember. Even after I could read, I would ask her to read to me because I loved the sound of her voice.

There were always books in our house, shelves of them, and to this day, if I have a book, I can be happy in any wait-ing room, on any f light, on any quiet evening.

So, herewith are some fabulous quotes about reading; I hope these will encourage you to read to your children, for your own pleasure, or for the good of your soul.

“Children are made readers on the laps of their par-ents.”

– Emilie Buchwald

“Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.” – P. J. O’Rourke

“I see all of us reading our-selves away from ourselves,

straining in circles of light to fi nd more light,

until the line of words be-comes a trail of crumbs

that we follow across a page of fresh snow.”

– Billy Collins

The benefi ts of readingThen the king commanded … saying, “Go, inquire

of the Lord for me, for the peop le, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. …

(2 Kings 22:12a, 13a NRSV)

“Wear the old coat and buy the new book.” – Austin Phelps

“There is no frigate like a bookTo take us lands awayNor any coursers like a pageOf prancing poetry.” – Emily Dickinson

“Tolle, lege.” (“Take up and read.”) – Augustine

“We read to know we are not alone.” – C. S. Lewis

“That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profi t.”

– Amos Bronson Alcott

“Everywhere I have sought peace and no found it, except in a corner with a book.”

– Thomas a Kempis

“A good book has no end-ing.”

– R. D. Cummings

Community services

■ Cross Roads Presbyterian,

4329 E. Emory Road, hosts the

Halls Welfare Ministry food

pantry 6-8 p.m. each second

Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each

fourth Saturday.

■ Ridgeview Baptist Church,

6125 Lacy Road, off ers

Children’s Clothes Closet and

Food Pantry 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

each third Saturday. Free to

those in the 37912/37849 ZIP

code area.

Classes/meetings ■ Alder Springs Baptist

Church, Hickory Star Road,

will host a Men’s Retreat 7

p.m. Friday, March 4, and 9:30

a.m. Saturday, March 5. Min-

isters: the Rev. Mike Viles and

the Rev. Jerry Vittatoe.

■ First Comforter Church,

5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts

MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Ser-

vice) noon each Friday. Info:

Edna Hensley, 771-7788.

■ Powell Church, 323 W. Emory

Road, hosts Recovery at Pow-

ell at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The

program embraces people

who struggle with addiction,

compulsive behaviors, loss

and life challenges. Info: re-

coveryatpowell.com or info@

powellchurch.com.

■ West Haven Baptist Church,

5651 Matlock Drive, will host

VBS FunShop, a VBS train-

ing and networking event,

Saturday, March 5. Group

Publishing VBS expert will

provide hands-on training on

its “Cave Quest VBS.” Registra-

tion: group.com/vbsfunshop.

Info: Elizabeth, 237-4090.

FAITH NOTES

Heiskell UMC: Rest for the weary parentBy Cindy Taylor

The Heiskell UMC Par-ent’s Night Out program is going strong. Hard working parents can take advantage of this church ministry to spend time with each other, go out with friends or even stay home for some much-needed rest. The program is celebrating its one year an-niversary.

Church volunteers pro-vide snacks, activities, bible stories, exercise and more from 6-8 p.m. each Thurs-day.

Workers rotate each week and program coordinators are always looking for quali-fi ed volunteers.

Kids, ages 3-11, are en-joying their play time in the gym for now. When warmer weather hits the kids will make use of the renovated park on the church grounds.

The best part of this ministry is that it’s free and open to all community members. Liz Jett got the ministry going last year and church members were quick to jump in and help.

“We started out with four children coming consistent-ly and had 16 by the end of last year,” said Jett.

“This is a community service for our church and a great opportunity for par-ents to have a date night,

shop or just relax. There was nothing like this when my kids were growing up.”

Jett said the program is funded by a generous bene-factor.

“We would not be able to achieve this quality of pro-gram without his donations. We have been able to pur-chase games and projects for the children and give them a meal every week.”

A volunteer also made bird houses for the children to paint and take home last year and he plans to donate more this spring.

The program sponsors a summer-end water party with a water slide and lots of food. Volunteers fi lled Christmas stockings for the children with small gifts and had a party to include the adults.

This year the children made their own Valentine’s Day cookies with volunteers Christine Milligan, Tanya Terrell and Jett.

“The kids loved making their cookies and decorat-ing them,” said Jett. “Next on the agenda is an Easter egg party and a St. Patrick’s Day party.”

Heiskell UMC Parent’s Night Out is located at the church at 9420 Heiskell Road. Info and volunteers: 865-591-5548.

Gracianna Wimberly enjoys

the water slide at last year’s

summer-end water party

during Parent’s Night Out at

Heiskell UMC.

Gracianna Wim-

berly, 8, works on her

cookies at the 2016

Valentine party dur-

ing Parent’s Night Out

at Heiskell UMC. Photos submitted

Special services ■ Mount Harmony Baptist

Church, 819 E. Raccoon Valley

Road, will hold revival 6 p.m.

Sunday, March 6, and 7 p.m.

through the week. Evange-

lists: Louis Branch, pastor of

Bethlehem Baptist Missionary

Church; and Randy Carver,

pastor of Heavenly View Mis-

sionary Baptist Church.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak

Ridge Highway, is seeking a

part-time Children’s Director.

Send resume to: Staff -Pastor

Parish Relations Committee

(SPPRC), % Beaver Ridge UMC,

7753 Oak Ridge Highway,

Knoxville, TN 37931; or pas-

tor@beaverridgeumc.com.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak

Ridge Highway, hosts Morn-

ing Breakfast and Afternoon

Hang Out for youth each

Tuesday. Breakfast and Bible

study, 7:20 a.m.; Hang Out

Time, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Info: 690-

1060 or beaverridgeumc.org.Snakebit:

By Sandra ClarkSnake handling is a reli-

gious ritual practiced main-ly in rural Appalachia – pri-marily Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia, says Joe Jarret.

He spoke last week to North Knoxville Rotary at Litton’s. Jarret talked about an article he had published in the Tennessee Bar Jour-nal, April 2014, and a visit he made to a small church in West Virginia.

(His wife, Amanda, stayed in the car.)

The legal challenge is to outlaw the practice with-out trampling on the First Amendment’s guarantees of free speech and religious ex-pression.

“Although the rituals exercised in churches that practice snake handling are fairly uniform, the states where such rituals occur dif-fer in their approach to the practice,” he wrote.

“Tennessee’s serpent-handling law has remained virtually unchanged since its inception in 1947 and continues to make no specif-ic mention of the use of poi-sonous or dangerous snakes in religious practices.

“Kentucky likewise out-laws the handling of poi-sonous snakes, albeit spe-cifi cally renders, illegal “using, displaying or han-dling any kind of reptile in connection with any reli-gious service.” Kentucky’s Act remains unchanged since it was challenged in 1942.”

Jarret said a Tennessean named George Went Hens-ley is credited for spreading

snake handling practices in the South in the early 20th Century.

Hensley founded a church at Sale Creek in Grasshopper Valley, Tenn., about 35 miles northeast of Chattanooga.

“The practice continues,” Jarret wrote, “despite the skepticism offered by schol-ars or the fact that George Hensley died of a snakebite in 1955.

“According to witnesses, during a Sunday worship service held in the town of Altha, Fla., Hensley handled a diamondback rattlesnake for approximately 15 min-utes before it bit him.

“The Calhoun County sheriff attempted to con-vince Hensley to receive medical treatment to no avail.

“The sheriff ultimately ruled Hensley’s death a sui-cide.”

Jerry Griffey, a member of the North Knoxville Ro-tary Club, said he operated a funeral home in Newport before moving to Fountain City.

He said a couple of cous-ins tried to outdo each other in demonstrations of faith. Each handled a poisonous snake and neither was bit-ten. Then both drank strych-nine.

“We held the service for one on Thursday and the other on Friday,” said Griffey.

Jarret is more interested in the law than the theology. But he ended his presenta-tion with a passage from Matthew 7:

“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged.”

Jerry Griff ey of Gentry Griff ey Funeral Chapel and Joe Jarret,

UT lecturer and former Knox County law director, at last week’s

meeting of the North Knoxville Rotary.

Snake handling and the law

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Career Day challenges kidsBy Sandra Clark

It’s almost overwhelm-ing, but every eighth grader should go and learn at the Knox County Schools an-nual Career Day, held this year at the Knoxville Expo Center. Every high school was represented by admin-istrators and counselors. Some 100 employers and educational institutions demonstrated career oppor-tunities, right down to the bear skin and skull brought by forest ranger Julianne Geleynse.

The event was free to all Knox County 8th graders, high school students and their families.

Career Day was funded by presenting sponsor, Pellissippi State Commu-nity College, and KCS’s an-nual Dine Out for Education event.

Info: 594-1928, or carrie.witt@knoxschools.org

Employer participants included ORNL, Associated General Contractors of Ten-nessee, city of Knoxville, civil services and KPD, Denso, Dollywood, East TN Chapter AIA, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hampton Inn, IBEW, Karns Chiropractic Center, Knox County (Sheriff,

Attorney General, Health Department, Schools), KAT, Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union, KUB, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Rama-yan Supply, Resource Valley Construction Training Council, ShoffnerKalthoff, Staybridge Suites, Ten-nessee School of Beauty, Smokies baseball, Titanic Museum, TN Association Plumbing Heating Cool-ing Contractors, TDOT, TN Trucking Foundation, Trane, U.S. Coast Guard, UT (colleges of Engineer-ing, Pharmacy, Retail – Hospitality – Tourism), UT Medical Center, USDA For-est Service, U.S. Marines, UT Battelle and Vanderbilt Mortgage.

A beaver on a football deco-

rated the Karns High table of

counselor Sam Jacks.

Halls High/North Knox Vocational teachers Johnny Sexton,

auto repair; Jeff McMurray, construction trades; and Jeana Kir-

by, health science, stand ready to talk with rising ninth graders.

Not pictured is David Wilburn, auto body.

Powell High was represented by assistant principal Amos

Whitehead and counselor Jay Scarbro.

Dan Olds, an ORNL post-doc research associate, tells students

about his job at the Spallation Neutron Source.

Knoxville Zoo volunteer Susie Kaplar holds Bucky Barn Owl while Powell Middle School student

Noelle Butler edges closer. Kids could not touch Bucky – just a feather.

Brian Gilpin, nursing admissions coordinator at Pellissippi State

Community College, and Katrenia Hill, simulation coordinator,

“examine” a distressed mannequin. Photos by S. Clark

He’s just in kindergarten, but Amir Noble engaged with Dan

Rhinehart, operations technical support manager, at a hands-

on demonstration sponsored by ORNL.

Russell Mayes, vocational

teacher with Falcon Radio,

WKCS, at Fulton High School

Seniors Graham Baer (radio) and Ja’Charia Mathis and Macken-

zye Humphrey (health sciences) talk with rising ninth graders

about career tracks off ered at Fulton High School.

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Powell High softball season kicks off Powell High School’s

softball season started Monday, Feb. 15, and looks to be a great year. The team has 17 players on the roster and of those; nine players have a GPA over 4.0 and 7 others have a 3.5 GPA or better.

Five players are com-mitted to colleges to play ball, including Kennedy Cowden, outfi eld, class of 2018, to University of Kentucky; Kiley Long-mire, third base, class of 2017 to Mississippi Col-lege; Brittney Franse, SS/second base, class of 2017 to Tusculum Col-lege; Karsten Miller, sec-ond base/outfi eld, class of 2017 to Milligan College and Madison Tidmore, outfi eld, class of 2017 to

Wallace State Communi-ty College in Huntsville, Alabama.

The team is hosting a play day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Powell Levi Park. They will also have a play day at CAK Saturday, March 12, and the fi rst season game will be Monday, March 14, against Gibbs. The game will be played at home and will begin at 5:30 p.m.

The Powell High soft-ball team is coached by Jeff Inman with help from assistant coaches Wes Trotterchaud and Lind-say Bridges. For informa-tion on the play days or season game schedule, contact Coach Inman, jeff.inman@knoxschools.org.

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Powell High athletics cel-ebrated three individuals who have signed letters of intent to play sports on the collegiate level next year.

Peyton Alford will play baseball at Walters State Community College next season. The left handed pitcher has been part of the Panther team for four years and looks forward to base-ball season this spring.

He hopes to play baseball at a four-year school follow-ing Walters State. He feels that playing at the junior college will help prepare him for what lies ahead. He selected Walters State be-cause it has a good program with a lot of success and he liked the coaching staff.

While at Powell High Peyton has learned that baseball isn’t a one-man game and that team mem-bers are always behind one another. He hopes for an-other great season with the Panthers, going for their 3rd District title this year and hopes that by working to-gether as a team, they will take their baseball season as far as possible.

Coach Jay Scarbro called

PHS celebrates college signings

Peyton a key contributor to the team and one of his top two pitchers all four years. Peyton has been named District Pitcher of the Year his junior year and All-Dis-trict player for his sopho-more and junior years.

Joining Peyton on his signing day were his par-ents, Greg and Chandra Al-ford, brother, Taylor Alford, team mates and friends.

Cameron Payne signed to play baseball at Cleve-land State Community Col-lege next year. He selected Cleveland State because it felt like a good fi t for him. He plans to study exercise science while in college.

The Panther’s catcher/in-fi elder has been a member of the team for four years and has learned that hard work and being a disciplined ball-player pay off. The Panthers have won the district title for the past two seasons and

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Cameron hopes to make it a three-peat to the state tour-nament.

Coach Scarbro called Cameron a strong team leader and committed to making the team better. He said that Cameron was a key contributor to the team’s success and knows that he will do well at the collegiate level.

Attending the signing with Cameron were his parents Lee and Kristian Payne, brothers Courtney, Cory and Clay, grandpar-ents Larry and Laura Bailey and Jim Courtney, his team-mates and many friends.

Cade Trusley will head to the University of the Cum-berlands and play football next year. Cade played of-fensive line for the Panthers and has been a member of

the PHS team for four sea-sons. Selecting UC as his college was easy, following a campus visit that he calls “awesome.” Cade liked the football program and hopes to make big contributions to the team. He said that foot-ball is a fun sport to play and he has learned to stick to the process regardless of adversity.

Athletic director Chad Smith said that Cade is what a high school athlete should be in and out of the class-room. “He works hard, does what is asked of him and is a great player to have on the team.”

Attending the signing with Cade were his par-ents Brent and Jana Trus-ley, his brother Walker, his team mates and a host of friends.

GoddardBrewer Brown

By Ruth WhiteStudents of the month for

January at the Boys and Girls Club of Halls/Powell include Lucas Brewer, kindergar-ten student at Copper Ridge Elementary, representing

the Early Childhood cen-ter; Marisa Brown, second-grader at Powell Elementary, representing the Youth Area and Amber Goddard, student at Powell High, representing the Teen Center.

Boys and Girl Club names students of month

HEALTH NOTES ■ CADES Caregiver Sup-

port Group meeting, 10

a.m.-noon Tuesday, March 1,

Concord UMC, 11020 Roane

Drive. Guest speaker: Cheryl

Blanchard, LMSW, with Life-

point Dementia Care Counsel-

ing. Info: 675-2835.

■ Diabetes Management Se-ries, noon-1 p.m. Thursdays

through Feb. 25, Knox County

Health Department audito-

rium, 140 Dameron Ave. Free

and open to the public. Info/

registration: 215-5170.

■ “The Full Plate Diet? Are

You Eating Enough to Lose

Weight?” program begins 7

p.m. Tuesday, March 1, North

Knoxville 7th day Adventist

Church, 6530 Fountain City

Road. Eight-week program.

Info/registration: 314-8204 or

KnoxvilleInstep.com.

■ Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anony-mous meetings, 6:15-7:15

p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dow-

ell Springs Blvd. Newcomers

welcome; no dues/fees; no

sign-up; fi rst names only.

Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or

PeninsulaFA2@aol.com.

CALL FOR ARTISTS ■ The Arts & Culture Alli-

ance of Greater Knoxville

is seeking nomination for

Poet Laureate for the city of

Knoxville. The deadline for

nominations to be received is

Friday, April 1. Info/nomina-

tion forms: knoxalliance.com/

poet.html, or send an SASE to

Liza Zenni, Arts & Culture Alli-

ance, PO Box 2506, Knoxville,

TN 37901.

■ “Peep Show!”: featuring

art of the human fi gure in all

forms, clothed, nnude and

in between. Presented by

Broadway Studios and Gallery,

1127 N. Broadway. Applica-

tion is $5 per piece; limit three

pieces per person. Drop off : 11

a.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 25-27. Exhibit

on display March 4-26. Info:

BroadwayStudiosAndGallery@

gmail.com; BroadwayStudio-

sAndGallery.com.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting,

5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March

1, UT Hospice offi ce, 2270

Sutherland Ave. A light sup-

per is served. Info/reservation:

Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24Big Read: Spiritual Songs – “The History of the

Negro Spiritual,” 6 p.m., Beck Cultural Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. A musical lecture/concert presented by Dr. Naima Johnston Bush. Info: beckcenter.net, knoxlib.org.

Big Read book discussion: “A Lesson Before Dy-ing,” noon, YWCA, 420 Clinch Ave. Hosted by YWCA and Union Ave Booksellers. Bring bag lunch. Facilitat-ed by Avice Reid. Info: ywcaknox.com, knoxlib.org.

The Bits ’N Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m., Community Center, Norris. Program: “Favorite Quilt-ing Tips” presented by the members. Visitors and new members welcome. Info: Mary Jane Berry, 494-7841.

Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Ashe-ville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 525-5431.

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, FEB. 25Big Read book discussion: “A Lesson Before

Dying,” 5 p.m., Beaumont Elementary, 1211 Beaumont Ave. Dinner followed by discussion. Facilitated by Indya Kincannon. Info: knoxlib.org.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, FEB. 25-26AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Halls

Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

FRIDAY, FEB. 26 Film Night: “Making of North America: Ori-

gins,” 7-9 p.m., Narrow Ridge Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Popcorn and hot beverages provided. Info: Mitzi, 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 27Ballroom dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center,

4405 Crippen Road. Live music by the David Correll Band. Admission: $5. Info: 922-0416.

Final day of sign-ups for spring league baseball and softball for ages 4-14u, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Holston Ball Park, 5900 Asheville Highway. League fees: $60. Teams will play at several locations around Knoxville. Info: Julie Townsend, 659-6989; Randy Geames, 525-5275.

Fourth Saturday Jam Session, 7 p.m., old Rush Strong School, Leadmine Bend Road, Sharps Chapel. Country, bluegrass and gospel music. Free admission, donations appreciated.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Saturday Stories and Songs: David Blivens, 11 a.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 W. Emory Road. Info: 947-6210.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Fountain City Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28Silent Meditation, 11 a.m.-noon, Narrow Ridge

Mac Smith Resource Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info: Mitzi, 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org.

Yoga, 9:30-10:45 a.m., Narrow Ridge Mac Smith Re-source Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring yoga/Pilates mat, towel and water. Info: Mitzi, 497-2753 or community@narrowridge.org.

MONDAY, FEB. 29QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,

The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other perfor-mance styles. Donations accepted.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10

p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3Bee Friends beekeeping group meeting, 6:30

p.m., Walter State University Tazewell Campus. Speaker: Ben Volk; topic: swarms, splits and related issues. All welcome.

Big Ridge 4th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School library. Info: 992-5212.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4Adrian Burnett Elementary’s Hoopalooza

basketball game, 7 p.m., Halls High Gym. School staff vs WBIR Heartbreakers. Info: 689-1474.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5Free beginning beekeeping class, 9:30 a.m.-2

p.m., First Avenue Meeting Hall (across from Duncan Lumber) in New Tazewell. Presented by Bee Friends in Claiborne County. Guest presenter: John Hamrick, UT Extension agent and bee specialist. Lunch provided. Info/registration: Julianne Behn, 617-9013.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Retirement Income Planning workshop, 10:30 a.m., Halls Branch Library, 4518 E. Emory Road. Pre-sented by Darrell Keathley, from the nonprofi t COFFE. Info: 922-2552.

Weed Wrangle, 9 a.m. Volunteers needed to help remove invasive plants in Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum, Ijams Nature Center, and Lakeshore Park. Info/volun-teer registration: weedwrangle.com and click on the photo of Knoxville.

MONDAY, MARCH 7American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran

St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8Paulette 6th District Neighborhood Watch

meeting, 7 p.m., Paulette Elementary School cafeteria. Info: 992-5212.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9The Foothills Craft Guild JuryFest. Membership

applicants must reside in Tennessee, and crafts must be of original design produced within the past two years. Info: foothillscraftguild.org; Bob Klassen, klassenbob0619@gmail.com, or Ken Shipley, shipleyk@apsu.edu.

International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clin-ton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynard-

ville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MARCH 10-11AARP Driver Safety class, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.,

Karns Senior Center, 8032 Oak Ridge Highway. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 10-12Powell Playhouse presents “Harvey,” Jubilee

Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Perfor-mances: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. matinee Saturday. Tickets: $10; $5 senior discount for matinee only. Tickets: powellplayhouse.com or at the door.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12“Art Journaling and the Joy of Doodling”

class, 1-3 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 An-dersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Sarah Brobst. Registration deadline: March 5. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

SUNDAY, MARCH 13Open Studio, 2-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft

Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Hosted by Sheri Burns. Cost: $10. All ages. Info/early registration: 494-9854 or appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, MARCH 15Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St.,

Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m.,

Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clin-ton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch meet-

ing, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 18-20“Printmaking” class, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Appalachian

Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: John Allen. Part of the Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop Series. Registration deadline: March 10. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19Arbor Day celebration, 1-5 p.m., Marble

Springs State Historic Site, 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway. Free; donations appreciated. Info: marblesprings.net; 573-5508; info@marblesprings.net.

Free beginning beekeeping class, 1-3 p.m., Treadway Fire Hall on Highway #131. Presented by Clinch Valley Beekeeping Association. Info/registration: Wanda Coleman, 423-944-3230.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m.,

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‘Gods of Egypt’The god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and mortal Bek (Brenton Thwaites) join forces to

save the world in “Gods of Egypt.” Also starring Gerard Butler, the fi lm is rated PG-13 for

fantasy violence and action, and some sexuality.

By Betsy PickleFor those who haven’t al-

ready had their fi ll of movie awards shows, the granddad-dy of them all – the 88th an-nual Academy Awards, airing this Sunday night on ABC – provides the best offi ce-pool guessing game of the year.

Face it, for an event that purports to honor “the best” of the fi lm world, the Oscars are a subjective contest. The members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sci-ences can be an eccentric bunch – and it’s hard for the general public to remember that it’s a group made up of individuals, not a monolith-ic entity.

The controversy this year was over the lack of ethnic diversity among the acting nominees. But it’s not as though the voters passed each other notes saying, “Don’t vote for any non-white actors.”

Does the Academy need more diversity in its ranks – which seems the most likely way to come up with a slate that represents the full spec-

The good, the badand the gingerbread

PeacemakerThe Oak Ridge Environmental Peace

Alliance will present its Peacemaker Award in celebration of the lives and work of the musical group The Emancipators 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway in Knoxville.

With a style described as “subversive hootenanny,” the ensemble gets

its name from the newspaper “The Emancipator,” published in East Tennessee in 1820 as the fi rst American newspaper devoted to the abolition of slavery. The group performs original songs and currently consists of members Larry Osborne, Mitzi Wood-von Mizener, Kevin Collins, Durant Thompson and Mark Dumond.

Info: peacesongwriter@gmail.com or 414-5711.

Leonardo DiCaprio immerses himself in a struggle for survival and revenge in “The Revenant,”

nominated for 12 Academy Awards.

Playing the Oscar game

trum of those working in the industry? Of course. But ig-nore the conspiracy theories.

Here are my predictions for this year’s winners.

Best Picture: “The Big Short,” “Brooklyn,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Martian,” “The Revenant,” “Room,” “Spot-light.” Way too much pad-ding here, in my opinion. “The Big Short” was a mess,

“Spotlight” was a disap-pointment and “Mad Max: Fury Road” was amazing to look at but not really Best Picture-worthy. “Bridge of Spies” was solid but not groundbreaking. You could probably make the same call on “Brooklyn,” but it had some magic to it.

“The Martian” was a ter-rifi c piece of fi lmmaking and acting, but it’s likely to be a

victim of its box-offi ce suc-cess. The best two – “Room” and “The Revenant” – seem like polar opposites on the surface, but each features brilliant internal perfor-mances that lift it beyond the ordinary. I loved both, but I think “The Revenant” is going to win.

Acting – Best Male: Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”; Matt Damon, “The Mar-

tian”; Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”; Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”; Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl.” The voters did a great job in this category, but unless the world spins off its axis before Sunday, DiCaprio is going to win.

Acting – Best Female: Cate Blanchett, “Carol”; Brie Larson, “Room”; Jen-nifer Lawrence, “Joy”; Char-lotte Rampling, “45 Years”; Saoirse Ronan, “Brooklyn.” This should be a runaway for Larson, who was as-tounding in a breakthrough role. But Blanchett has a lot of fans, and Rampling has nostalgia working in her fa-vor. Ronan and Lawrence, alas, are long shots at best.

Acting – Best Sup-porting Male: Christian Bale, “The Big Short”; Tom Hardy, “The Revenant”; Mark Ruffalo, “Spotlight”; Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”; Sylvester Stallone, “Creed.” I’m a fan of both Bale and Ruffalo, but I don’t think either deserved a nomination. The standout is Hardy, who had a very good

year. Rylance is worthy but not likely. Stallone could get the old-codger vote.

Acting – Best Support-ing Female: Jennifer Jason Leigh, “The Hateful Eight”; Rooney Mara, “Carol”; Ra-chel McAdams, “Spotlight”; Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”; Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs.” I can’t believe McAd-ams even got a nomination. Please. To me, Vikander is the obvious choice, though she should have been con-sidered a lead. Mara and Winslet were both fi ne. As for Leigh, I think director Quen-tin Tarantino’s script shot her in the proverbial foot.

Best Director: Adam McKay, “The Big Short”; George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road”; Alejandro Gon-zalez Inarritu, “The Rev-enant”; Lenny Abrahamson, “Room”; Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight.” Again, to me, it’s between “The Revenant” and “Room.” The Acad-emy seems to favor big and splashy, which means Inar-ritu should win again after his hat trick last year with “Birdman.”

Elizabeth Peterson has enjoyed playing the witch in the Knoxville Opera Company’s school out-

reach programs of “Hansel and Gretel.” She’ll be playing the role of the mother in the actual

production this weekend at the Tennessee Theatre. Photo submitted

By Carol Z. ShaneElizabeth Peterson, part

of the cast of the Knoxville Opera Company’s upcoming production of “Hansel and Gretel,” is no stranger to the concepts of good and evil. Her day job, after all, is that of pastor at Fourth Presbyterian Church in North Knoxville.

But until recently, she’s never had to embody both concepts within the space of a month.

Though her contract for the role of “mother” was signed many months ago, Peterson has spent a large part of January playing the witch in Knox County

Schools as part of the KOC’s outreach program. She’s the only cast member to have appeared in both versions of the story.

Peterson holds master’s degrees in opera and divinity, and is currently working on her doctorate of divinity. Having appeared at Mighty Musical Mondays and the Rossini Festival, she’s a familiar face on the Knoxville musical scene. This is her fi rst production with the KOC.

“It’s fun to play the bad guy!” she says. “I loved interacting with the kids. I fl ew my broom in and among them, and I had a

light-up wand.”Reactions varied. “I made

a couple of kids cry. Some of them laughed at me. But I would say in general the kids liked me. Some would run up and hug me!”

For the big show, she has to switch gears radically. “Now I’ll be singing in fear of this person � this witch � who’s going to eat my children, and I’ve been her for the last month!”

The classic Grimm’s fairy tale was set to music by the 19th-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck. (It may be news to some readers that Arnold George Dorsey, the popular 1960s

singer of “Release Me” and other hits, received his unusual stage name from his manager as a publicity gimmick.) First performed in 1893, the opera is known for its all-age appeal.

In the KOC production, the witch will be played by mezzo-soprano Jennifer Roderer. Though Peterson cherishes her stint as the villain, she’s more than happy to be playing a different part this time around.

After all, she’s a mother of two herself: Leah, 12, and Zachary, 10. “The coolest thing ever was performing at my daughter’s school,” she says. Unsure as to how that would go over, she was delighted with her daughter’s positive, proud reaction.

“That was a highlight of my life,” says Peterson. “For real.”

The Knoxville Opera Company’s production of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and

Gretel” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Tennessee Theatre on Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. An opera preview hosted by Maestro Brian Salesky will take place 45 minutes prior to each performance, and children are invited onstage after the fi nal curtain to take pictures with the cast. Tickets/info: knoxvilleopera.com or 524-0795.

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your body produces with adequate sup-plies of antioxidants to neutralize them. I suggest you do this is by eating high-qual-ity fruits and vegetables and supplement-ing your foods with quality vitamins.

In today’s age of fast food restau-rants and excessive stress, air pollution, cigarette smoke and poor exercise habits, as well as a more sedentary lifestyle and a depletion of good minerals in the soils, we have an increased likelihood of being subjected to many more free radicals than our ancestors were. For this reason it is extremely important that we optimize our nutrition and supplementation to try to minimize the chronic degenera-tive diseases that come about from free radicals and oxidative stress. This will give your immune system the ability to fi ght off many bacteria and viruses that you are exposed to in day-to-day activities.

Next time: Osteoporosis

By Dr. Donald G. WegenerWe can acquire most

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clude coenzyme Q 10, alpha-lipoic acid and biofl avonoid antioxidants.

Please remember that antioxidants work together to disarm free radicals in different areas of your body. For this reason it is important to have a variety of antioxidants so that they can work together to regenerate each other so they can neutralize more free radicals.

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If you enjoy the Great Smoky Mountains National

Park, you’ve p r o b a b l y watched a program or taken a rest break at the E l k m o n t C a m p -ground Am-phitheatre. The old the-

atre is about to get a lot of attention. The Rotary Club of Knoxville is partner-ing with the Friends of the Smokies and Rotary Dis-trict 6780 to restore it.

The Park is a great part of the club’s history – the club’s fi rst president, Col. David Chapman, was in-strumental in convincing the National Park Service to select the Smokies as the fi rst national park in the southeast region. He actu-ally had a home in Elkmont.

The restoration work will include:

■ The projection booth at the rear of the amphithe-ater will be demolished, re-instating the original, rear-projection design.

■ The screen on the orig-inal roll-down door will be replaced.

■ Rotten benches will be replaced and painted.

■ Stonework on the stage will be repainted and re-placed.

■ Lights for pathways around the theatre and the theatre itself will be replaced.

■ Asphalt sidewalks will be patched and repaired.

The Elkmont Camp-ground area has more than 100,000 visitors during the springtime months alone – more than 1,000 daily. Elkmont Amphitheatre’s in-terpretive programs attract approximately 3,000 people annually.

■ Letters to our soldiersThe Rotary Interact clubs

at Webb School and Catho-lic High joined in a letter-writing project to our troops overseas. Through the orga-nization A Million Thanks.Org, 17 students wrote let-ters thanking our soldiers for their bravery, sacrifi ce and service.

The letters were mailed to the organization and then distributed to troops world-wide. Phil Petree is the In-teract advisor at Knox Cath-olic and Liz Gregor at Webb.

■ North Knox club plans partyThe North Knoxville Ro-

tary Club will not meet at noon Thursday, Feb. 25, at Litton’s. Instead, the group will gather at Fountain City’s Chop House after work for networking and fellowship.

■ Farragut Food Gala in AprilFarragut Rotary will

have its 2nd International Food Gala at 6 p.m. Sat-urday, April 23, at the UT Visitors Center on Neyland Drive. Four cuisine teams from the Pellissippi State Culinary Institute will pre-pare the food. One team will be selected by the judges as the best. Tickets are $75. Funds will provide team awards and scholarships for Pellissippi State adult students with preference to single mothers, as well as other club projects. To at-tend, email event coordina-tor Keith Bryson at bryson-jk@comcast.netTom King is a retired newspaper editor, a

Rotarian for 28 years and past president

of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be

reached at tking535@gmail.com

News from the Rotary Guy

Tom King

Knox Rotary to help restoreElkmont’s amphitheater

BUSINESS NOTES ■ Bill Pittman will retire April 1 as president and

COO of DeRoyal after a 32-year career with the

company. He will take over the investment proper-

ty portfolio that he and his father have developed

under the brand Pittman Properties. He is credited

with expanding DeRoyal’s presence internation-

ally, and under his leadership, the company now

has sales in more than 70 countries.

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Chef Karen Crumley works in La Cucina, the kitchen at Avanti Savoia. The mirrors refl ect her cooking techniques to those taking

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Avanti Savoia:A touch of Italy in Halls

By Sandra ClarkThe business spotlight

shined on Halls’ own Avan-ti Savoia at the February meeting of the Halls Busi-ness and Professional As-sociation. Avanti Savoia im-ports gourmet food for sale online and at the store.

President Ben Slocum likened his business – a combination warehouse and gourmet cooking school – to Home Depot. It’s not fancy, but it’s got what gourmet food lovers need.

Avanti Savoia started in 2006 in a warehouse on Neal Drive. The only prod-uct was olive oil. “Ten years ago not many people were interested in olive oil,” he deadpanned. So his dad, Doug Slocum, added bal-samic vinegar. Then came spices and pasta and choco-late.

The business model was to order online and ship via UPS, Ben said, but in 2009 he started getting foot traf-

fi c. “We moved to a building across from the Y (7610 M a y n a r d -ville Pike). Now we had a ware-house, heat, air condi-

tioning …”Cooking classes were

added. Ben calls them fun. “Our business is evolving,” he said. “We have a good time and we eat well.” Own-ers are Doug Slocum, who founded the company, and his friend Vito De Carolis, a native of Italy.

Ben Slocum holds an MBA from UT Knoxville. He enjoys discovering new foods, recipes and cook-ing techniques, but his strengths are a keen busi-ness sense and exceptional customer service, according to the company’s website.

Chef Karen Crumley is

a multi-generational Halls native; her grandparents were Bill and Shirley Crum-ley, long active in the Halls Alumni Association and the Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren.

Karen is a 2008 gradu-ate of the Culinary Institute of University of Tennessee and has worked her way up the through the ranks in several area restaurants as head chef, sous chef, kitch-en manager and caterer. She was trained at Nama Sushi Bar in the specialized skills required to prepare Califor-nia/Japanese style sushi as well as the use of Japanese knives.

So don’t mess with Kar-en. Info: avantisavoia.com or 800-213-2927

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A Shopper-News Special Section February 24, 2016

Wellness

To page 2

Andrea Cartwright has practiced and

taught yoga for 45 years, and swears

by its bone-and-strength-building

capabilities. Photo submitted

Here’s tobetter bonesBy Carol Z. Shane

“W hen I think of osteoporo-sis prevention,” says RN Leigh Ann Drew, “I think

of action!” Drew is a fi rm believer in get-ting off the couch. “Movement,” she says “is the key to strong bones and strong bodies.”

Recently relocated to Knoxville from Nashville because of her husband’s job, Drew counts three years’ experience in medical/surgical care and another three in hospice inpatient residential care. “Walking, running, dancing, yoga, tai chi

all forms of weight-bearing activities are positive actions to avoid osteoporosis or the progression of disease, within the parameters of one’s fi tness level and abil-ity,” she says.

In other words, you don’t have to be a marathon runner or a triathlete.

Martha Culbertson would undoubt-edly agree with that. As secretary for the Tennessee branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society, she began her own practice of the discipline in 2007. “I knew from my fi rst class that it would be a lifetime commit-ment,” she says.

“I tell people that I got started because I had always wanted to be a dancer.” The full set of 108 moves, learned over a man-ageable period of time, does indeed look like a fl owing dance routine. “It’s slow and graceful, and beautiful to watch. But what

it’s really about is transformation both internal and external,”

says Culbertson.Within the last few years,

Culbertson has been diagnosed with osteoporosis. “I prefer not to resort to the use of cur-rent medications which have some frightening side effects. I know of at least three local tai chi participants who have experienced improved bone density which they attribute solely to tai chi. I’ll be track-ing mine.

“I believe I have received some health benefi ts. After just a couple of years of practice, I found that I had gained about a half inch in height. My doctor measured me at 5 feet 6 inches. I’d been 5 feet 5-1/2 inches all my adult life. The increase could have been brought about by all the stretching of the spine that we do. I hope that doesn’t sound scary to anyone. The stretching is very gentle and is part of all the moves.

“Several other local participants have reported height increases. I think it’s a pretty common phenomenon for tai chi practitioners.”

Tai chi in its many forms can be done by anyone, including the wheelchair-bound

and those with other physi-cal limitations. The practice is known to improve balance, strength and focus. Though classes include people of all ages, it’s highly popular with those in

their retirement years.As is another discipline you’ve

undoubtedly heard much about: yoga. “Oh dear,” people often say, “I

can’t twist myself into a pretzel!” But according to Andrea Cartwright, who’s

practiced yoga for 45 years, the discipline is mostly about being in touch with one’s

own body while attempting a wide and adaptable variety of poses.

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From page 1

■ Sit fi rmly and sym-

metrically.

■ Look directly ahead.

■ Straighten your tho-

racic spine and draw

your shoulder blades

back as you raise your

arms.

■ Press your palms

together as you stretch

your arms and elbows

up as much as pos-

sible.

■ Do not let the weight

of your arms cause you

to slump forward.

For osteoporosisThis fi rst variation is perhaps the

easiest possible version of Vrksa-sana, reducing the balancing and hip stimulating aspects, giving only slight stimulation to the bones of the hip. However this variation does succeed in stretching and stimulating the bones of the neck and the shoulders.

The following pose gives up some of the pose's virtues, but may be a good place for some people to start. In cases of amputation, rota-tor cuff syndrome, frozen shoulder, stroke and multiple sclerosis, for example, it may be useful to initi-ate Vrksasana this way:

1. Stand fi rmly and motionless

for a few breaths.

2. Bend your right knee; place

your right foot as far up as pos-

sible on your left inner thigh.

3. Hold the leg fi rm to stabilize

your balance.

4. Regain your stillness.

5. Inhale as you symmetri-

cally raise your arms, joining your

palms overhead.

6. Remain in this position for

20-30 seconds , stretching upward

each time you inhale.

7. Slowly lower your arms.

8. Lower your right leg, rest a bit

and repeat with the left leg.

After proving to yourself

that you can do these, attempt

them with eyes closed. That will

improve both balance and self-

possession, or poise.

Once you are comfortable,

closing your eyes will improve

your balance, further reducing the

chances of a dangerous fall. When

you fi rst try this, best to have a wall

or other support close by.

The classic pose – Vrksasana – for prevention:

For Osteopenia:This pose at left, strengthens muscles of

the legs, trunk and shoulders, and places strong but safe stress on the femur, lumbar and thoracic vertebrae, pelvis, knees hips and ankles. Let your feet be far enough apart so they will come under your hands in the pose. Start out cautiously.

1. Stand with your back to a wall.

This will help you to align the pose.

Jump or step to 4-4.5 feet apart; raise

straight arms to horizontal, palms

down, stretching to widen their span.

2. Turn the right foot and knee out

90 degrees but don’t turn or incline

the torso. Rather, keep the spine fac-

ing forward and vertical.

3. Your legs and torso and head

should be in the same plane.

4. Looking forward, elongate your

spine as you inhale.

5. Exhale, bend your right knee un-

til your shin is vertical and your thigh

is horizontal. The right knee should

point toward the second toe.

6. This is the pose: your arms

stretch horizontally, your spine reaches

upward, your legs hold fi rmly, one in

fl exion, one in extension.

7. Retain the pose for 20-30 sec-

onds, then come back up to standing

and perform it on the other side.

8. As you repeat this pose over

time, you will learn exactly how far

apart your feet must be to get the

geometry right.

Carol Rech, Cindy Cotter, Susan Benner, Martha

Culbertson and Peggy Glenn have all benefi ted from their

faithful practice of Taoist Tai Chi. Photo submitted

“The postures are designed to give joint alignment and to bring total body awareness. Going too far into the posture is self-defeat-ing.” That kind of thinking, says the South Knoxville resident, “comes from the heavily West-ernized yoga that mostly forgets that yoga practice involves the mind.”

As an older person practicing and teaching yoga, Cartwright observes younger students of a more competitive nature with a mixture of amusement and dis-may. “One of my best teachers taught that the postures must be done with awareness and accep-tance of your limitations. Your posture will be that which you can do without struggle.

“There is no reason to com-pare oneself with others.” Or with a salty, curvy snack food.

Cartwright emphasizes that the slow, controlled movements of getting into a yoga position are “more important than how far into the posture one can go.” Such movements often utilize more or perhaps different mus-

Cartwright’s doctor says she ex-hibits only osteopenia weak-er-than-normal bones typical of non-osteoporosis-diagnosed people in her age group. She suggests the website sciatica.org/yoga/12poses.html for a ex-tremely beginner-friendly series of poses intended to treat both osteoporosis and osteopenia.

Jennifer Beyt Coffi n, who’s taught yoga in Knoxville for 13 years, says, “The great thing about yoga is that it meets you where you are. No matter what your physical or emotional limi-tations may be, there is always a

way to modify things so they suit your current state of being.”

Fortunately, Knoxville of-fers a variety of ways to experi-ence both tai chi and yoga. From gyms and studios to churches and senior centers, there’s a rich variety of alternative weight-bearing exercise available to anyone who seeks multi-faceted improvement in a supportive atmosphere. A quick Google search of either topic will bring up a wealth of possibilities. And if you have a laptop, you don’t even have to get off the couch.

Yet.cles. ”All of these things can lead to increased bone strength.”

At an age where many women are diagnosed with osteoporosis,

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Mindfulness is the answerBy Carol Z. Shane

What do combat veterans, corporate employees and people with hypertension have in common? For that matter, what do all of us living in the modern world have in common?

In a word: stress.And it doesn’t just affect us mentally.

Study after study has shown the det-rimental physical effects of long-term stress. Minnesota’s prestigious Mayo Clinic lists indigestion, insomnia, hyper-tension, headaches, muscle tension, teeth grinding and more among its possible physical symptoms.

Most sobering of all, stress is linked to heart disease, our country’s number one cause of death among men and women. The main risk factors for heart disease are well-known: high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol and smoking. According to the Center for Disease Control, 49 per-cent of all Americans exhibit at least one of these factors.

The American Heart Association’s website lists stress management along with healthy eating, quitting smoking, weight management and physical activ-

ity as key factors in reducing the risk of heart disease. “When you’ve got an unex-pected bill, a dead car battery or family trouble on your hands, are you like a car-toon character with steam shooting out of your ears? Or a cool cat who manages your stress?”

The practice of mindfulness medita-tion, or mindfulness-based stress reduc-tion, can help greatly if you want to give

your inner “cool cat” preference over the steam-shooter.

Since January of 2014, The Mind-ful Center Knoxville (TMCK) has of-fered training to a wide variety of clients in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR.)

TMCK is affi liated with Provision Health & Performance, a comprehensive facility for integrated health and fi tness located in the Dowell Springs area in West Knoxville. Its initial offering was an 8-week MBSR program. Since then, it’s become a place to offer year-round mind-fulness programs including the 8-week MBSR program, day courses in mindful-ness meditation and day-long mindful-ness retreats, as well as mindfulness-based workplace programs designed for corporations and organizations.

Claudio Barrientos, director of TMCK, says that mental health professionals of-ten refer their patients who are suffering from various forms of anxiety, depres-sion, addiction and more. But, he says, “I am seeing more and more doctors and pain specialists refer their patients to TMCK. In my conversations with these health professionals, they are telling

me that they see great benefi t in offer-ing their patients an evidence-based ap-proach to dealing with and reducing the stress associated with being diagnosed with various physical and mental health conditions.”

And it can work for anyone. “All of our programs are non-religious and rooted in the science of the mind, body, and brain,” says Barrientos, whose client list includes combat veterans and Clayton Homes cor-porate employees, as well as the general public.

When asked about the physical benefi ts of mindfulness meditation, Barrientos lists higher energy levels, improved sleep, reduction of chronic pain, improved di-gestive function, stronger immunity and improvement in heart function. Mental benefi ts include reduced stress, anxiety, worry and fear, better concentration and focus, higher self esteem and an elevated sense of well-being.

In a world where we’re often bombard-ed with stressful information and situa-tions, MBSR programs can help greatly. For more info, contact The Mindful Cen-ter Knoxville at themindfulcenter.com or call 219-3210.

Claudio Barrientos teaches

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Center Knoxville. Photo submitted

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Did you know?

Natural ways to relieve chronic pain

Chronic pain can be debilitating and interfere with daily life in various ways. Over-the-counter, anti-infl ammatory and analgesic drugs are some of the most widely used medications in the United States, but when such medications prove ineffective, prescription pain relievers, which can be addictive, are often a pain sufferer's next choice.

Consumer Reports indicates that roughly 45 people per day in America die from overdoses of opioid-containing pain medications, which include methadone, morphine, oxycodone, and hydroco-done. Prescriptions for these drugs have climbed 300 percent in the last 10 years. Although opioids can be safe when used properly to treat short-term pain, too of-ten their usage leads to misuse and de-pendence, especially when they are used to treat chronic pain.

For long-term pain from arthritis, re-search suggests that nonopioid medica-tions and even nondrug treatments often provide relief with less risk of addiction and overdose than opioids. Reducing pain using alternative methods with less risk

can involve rethinking trips to the medi-cine cabinet. Doctors and naturalists may advocate for natural pain relievers as a fi rst step to managing pain.

■ MassageThere's more to massage than working

out the kinks of tight muscles. Massage may help boost the body's levels of endor-phins and serotonin, both of which are natural painkillers and mood regulators. The Mayo Clinic's Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program has con-ducted a number of studies on massage as treatment for pain following surgery, ulti-mately fi nding that massage signifi cantly relieves pain and reduces anxiety.

■ Dietary changesPain is often linked to infl ammation in

the body. When eating, choose foods that won't worsen existing infl ammation. Eat-ing less sugar, dairy, and gluten products, which can contribute to infl ammation, can help a person feel better. Increase consumption of foods that reduce infl am-

mation, such as raw vegetables.

■ Hot and cold therapyCold compresses can reduce infl am-

mation quickly and also serve as a local anesthetic. Heat therapy can ease aches and pains and make muscles more fl ex-ible. Try applying a hot compress prior to stretching to make limbs more limber.

■ Take the sunA Boston University study that exam-

ined 221 men and women with knee os-teoarthritis found that those who spent 15 to 20 minutes in the sun increased their body's production of vitamin D and experienced less pain as a result. When the sun is scarce, it's adviseable to get be-tween 400 and 800 IUs of vitamin D daily through supplements and foods.

■ Brisk walkingFast walking is a low-impact cardio-

vascular exercise that utilizes most of the body. Walking encourages blood circula-tion, removes toxins, burns calories, and stabilizes blood fats and sugars. Plus en-dorphins released from exercise can help a person feel good. A great thing about walking is just about anyone can do it.

■ Mind-body exercisesExercises that combine focus with

stretching can alleviate physical pain and improve mental clarity. Look for yoga, pilates and meditation classes and give them a try.

Chronic pain may be relieved with the use of natural remedies, which help pain sufferers reduce their reliance on over-the-counter or prescription medications.

Research indicates that people who laugh a lot are much healthier and may live longer than those who don’t fi nd time to chuckle. A good, deep belly laugh

can provide your body and mind with a great workout. Dr. Lee Berk at the Loma Linda School of Public Health in California found that laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. The organization Laugh-ter Works, which teaches people how and why to laugh, says laughter can cause blood pressure to drop, blood to become oxygenated and endorphins to kick in, which can improve mood. And that’s just the beginning. Laughing can help reduce stress and promote stronger relationships between people who laugh together. Data indicates children around the age of six laugh the most, laughing roughly 300 times per day, while adults average only 15 to 100 laughs per day.

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W hen used correctly, antibiotics and similar drugs known as an-timicrobial agents can alleviate

infections caused by various bacteria and some types of fungi and parasites. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion says that these drugs have been used successfully for the last 70 years to treat patients with infectious diseases.

But antibiotics cannot treat illnesses stemming from viruses, which include most colds and the fl u.

As effective as antibiotics can be, an-tibiotic resistance is a growing problem. The CDC reports that at least two million people become infected with bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics, and roughly 23,000 people die each year as a result of these types of infections. An April 2014 report from the World Health Organization stated, "This serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. It is

Be smart about antibiotic use

now a major threat to public health."The Alliance for the Prudent Use of

Antibiotics says antibiotic resistance oc-curs when an antibiotic has lost its ability to effectively control or kill bacterial growth. The three main ways resistance develops include natural resistance to certain types of antibiotics, genetic mutation or through the acquisition of resistance from another bacterium. This resistance can occur spontaneously or through misuse of antibiotics or antimi-

crobials. Prescription medications are not always the culprits, either. Antibiotic use in livestock and food production also may contribute to resistance.

When antibiotic resistance occurs, a stronger drug may be needed to treat an infection that was once taken care of by a milder medication.

Prudent antibiotic use can help pre-vent the recurrence of resistance. Indi-viduals can help the process in a number of ways.

■ Become educated. The health resource Medscape, powered by WebMD, says in a recent survey of 796 clinicians, 42 percent of doctors have admitted to prescribing antibiotics 10 to 24 percent of the time even when they are not sure they are necessary. Patient request is a large factor in such offerings. About 25 percent of patients ask their doctor or nurse for antibiotics. Patients who edu-cate themselves about the proper applica-tion of antibiotics may be less likely to

request them, and that can help prevent the development of a resistance.

■ Confi rm need. Only take antibiotics when a bacteria-, parasite- or fungus-based illness is identifi ed. These illnesses may include strep throat, urinary tract infections or ear infections.

■ Take a wait-and-see approach. Wait for lab results to come back for strep throat or other cultures to see if you need an antibiotic. Many viral-based illnesses will go away within two weeks' time.

■ Adhere to dosage guidelines. When prescribed antibiotics for an infection, take them as directed, making sure you complete the dosage cycle. Do not stop simply because you feel better. Stopping early may not be enough to effectively kill the bacteria and may contribute to resistance in the future.

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RESERVATION OFFICE OPEN AT:

3016 S. Mall Road • Knoxville, TN 37917

(865) 896-9909www.ThePointeSeniorLiving.com

BE INSPIRED• Gain a deeper sense of spirituality• Feed the soul• Combine feelings, imagination & thought• Motivate and encourage others• Celebrate diversity of beliefs

BE WELL• Intellectual stimulation• Energize the mind & body• Get moving & stay active• Healthy dining by design• Holistic wellness approach

BECHALLENGED• Ignite a competitive spirit• Bring out personal best• Learn, grow & motivate• Reach for new heights

BE ADVENTUROUS• Try something new• Explore & experience the unique• Expand horizons• Learn new things everyday

BE FAMILY• Cherish family connections• Share & continue family traditions• Celebrate togetherness• Expand the family circle

BE SOCIAL• Embrace camaraderie• Celebrate the moments• Talk, laugh & listen• Develop friendships• Have fun!

BE CONNECTED• Engage in meaningful community outreach• Share experiences & expertise• Intergenerational engagement• Charitable endeavors• Foster advocacy

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The Pointe at Lifespring Senior Living is anything but ordinary…. It is VIBRANT!

OPENING FALL 2016